by GitHub
GitHub Copilot Student: free Copilot plan for verified students
Students verified through GitHub Education can activate Copilot Student, a free Copilot plan that includes an allowance of GitHub AI Credits and most agent features.
- Student verification
Free for verified students
Verify eligibility
About this offer
Copilot Student is an individual Copilot plan offered at no cost to students verified through GitHub Education. According to GitHub's plan comparison, it includes an allowance of GitHub AI Credits and agent features (excluding third-party agents), with models available through automatic model selection only.
Verification and Copilot activation are separate steps; GitHub notes the benefit can take several days to apply after approval. GitHub reevaluates eligibility every month.
Who's eligible
- Verified student on GitHub Education
How to redeem
- 1Go to github.com/settings/education/benefits (apply and complete student verification first if needed)
- 2Under "Free GitHub developer resources for students and teachers", click Learn more
- 3Follow the prompts to activate Copilot Student and set your Copilot use policies
Terms and restrictions
- GitHub reevaluates eligibility every month
- Models are available through automatic model selection only on this plan
- Third-party agents are excluded
- Free access granted as a verified student cannot be cancelled
Terms are summarised from the provider's page and may change. The provider's terms always take precedence.
About GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is an AI assistant that suggests code, answers questions and runs agent tasks inside editors and on GitHub.
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